Singletree-hook.



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(Application med Jan. 19, 1899.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES E. COE, OF ST.,LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO CHARLES H. SAWYER,JR, OE SAME PLACE.

SINGLETREE-HOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 633,230, datedSeptember 19, 1899.

Application filed January 19, 1899. Serial No. 702,649. (N0 mod To (allwhom it ntcty concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES E. 00E, a citizen of the United States,residing in thecity of St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented anImprovement in Singletree-Hooks, of which the following is aspecification.

Figure 1 is a plan of my improved singletree-hook, and Fig. 2 is asection on the lin 2 2 of Fig. 1.

My object is to construct a singletree-hook which will not becomeaccidentally unhooked while in use and which shall be simple andinexpensive.

My invention consists of a ferrule forming a large bearing to receivethe end of the singletree-stick and a smaller bearing at one side of thelarge bearing and communicating therewith to form part of thehinge-joint, a shaft to engage in said small bearing, a head upon theouter end of said shaft to hold the shaft in the bearing, an armextending forwardly from the inner end of said shaft, and a hookextending forwardly, outwardly, and backwardly from the forward end ofsaid arm, the free end of said hook being normally near the end face ofthe singletree-stick.

Referring to the drawings, the ferrule 3 forms the large bearing 4 toreceive the end of the singletree-stick, said stick being shown indotted lines, and the small bearing 5 communicating therewith. The shaft6 is placed in the bearing 5 before the ferrule is placed upon thestick, and the head 7 holds the shaft in the hearing. The arm 8 extendsforwardly from the inner end of the shaft and the hook 9extendsforwardly, outwardly, and backwardly from the forward end of thearm, the

free end of said hook being normally near the end face of thesingletree-stick. The hinge: joint bends up and down and will not bendin or out. A ring or cockeye engaging in the hook cannot be removedwhile the free end of the hook is in its normal position near the endface of the stick. \Vhen it is desired to unhook the ring or cockeye,the hinge must be bent up or down to swing the free and the smallbearing 5 communicating with the large bearing; the shaft 6 operatinginthe bearing 5; the head 7 upon one end of said shaft to hold the shaftin the bearing; the.

arm 8 extending forwardly from the other end of the shaft; and the hook9 extending forwardly, outwardly and backwardly from the forward end ofsaid arm, the free end of said hook being normally in line with thecenter of the large bearing 4, substantially as specified.

, CHARLES E. 00E. Witnesses:

EVERETT GRAHAM, PAUL CARSON.

